This is a list of 626 asteroids whose names are known to have a Canadian connection, usually because they are named after a Canadian.

This resource was created by Peter Jedicke, and is now curated by Eric Briggs. Where the citation given here expands upon the official citation, the added material was edited by either Peter or Eric, who are solely responsible for any errors or omissions. Note that for some asteroids, particularly more recent designations, the short, official citation is included on JPL's orbit applet page.

Asteroid (3673) Levy [Winchester Observatory image]

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Type part or all of a name.
Numbersort descending Name Designation Discovery Discoverer Observatory
2434 Bateson 1981 KA 1981-05-27 Gilmore, A.C. & Kilmartin, P.M. Mount John University Observatory
2451 Dollfus 1980 RQ 1980-09-02 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
2602 Moore 1982 BR 1982-01-24 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
2635 Huggins 1982 DS 1982-02-21 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
2658 Gingerich 1980 CK 1980-02-13 Agassiz Station
2710 Veverka 1982 FQ 1982-03-23 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa
2823 van der Laan 2010 P-L 1960-09-24 van Houten, C.J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., & Gehrels, T. Palomar (Palomar-Leiden Survey)
2842 Unsold 1950 OD 1950-07-25 Edmondson, F. K. et al. Goethe Link Observatory
2849 Shklovskij 1976 GN3 1976-04-01 Chernykh, N.S. Crimean Astrophysical Observatory
2904 Millman 1981 YB 1981-12-20 Bowell, E. Anderson Mesa

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